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EDITORS’ NOTES

DC rapper GoldLink continues the forward momentum that turned heads on his 2015 mixtape And After That, We Didn’t Talk. At What Cost unspools like a film, transitioning seamlessly from late night to early morning. “Crew” pictures GoldLink stunting hard with Brent Faiyaz and Shy Glizzy. He can body a club track (“Meditation”) and shock listeners with a surprise ending. The fatalism that marked “When I Die” is back on “Pray Everyday (Survivor’s Guilt),” the realest song about self-medication since Kendrick Lamar’s “Swimming Pools.” At What Cost connects soul with noir, inward-facing narratives, chopped, off-kilter beats, and nocturnal moods.

At What Cost

EDITORS’ NOTES

DC rapper GoldLink continues the forward momentum that turned heads on his 2015 mixtape And After That, We Didn’t Talk. At What Cost unspools like a film, transitioning seamlessly from late night to early morning. “Crew” pictures GoldLink stunting hard with Brent Faiyaz and Shy Glizzy. He can body a club track (“Meditation”) and shock listeners with a surprise ending. The fatalism that marked “When I Die” is back on “Pray Everyday (Survivor’s Guilt),” the realest song about self-medication since Kendrick Lamar’s “Swimming Pools.” At What Cost connects soul with noir, inward-facing narratives, chopped, off-kilter beats, and nocturnal moods.

TITLE

TIME

Opening Credit

1:07

Same Clothes As Yesterday (feat. Ciscero)

3:20

Have You Seen That Girl?

2:42

Hands On Your Knees (feat. Kokayi)

1:55

Meditation (feat. Jazmine Sullivan & KAYTRANADA)

4:18

Herside Story

GoldLink x Hare Squead

3:03

Summatime (feat. Wale & Radiant Children)

3:46

Roll Call (feat. Mya)

3:20

The Parable of the Rich Man (feat. April George)

4:19

Crew (feat. Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy)

2:56

We Will Never Die (feat. Lil Dude)

4:02

Kokamoe Freestyle

3:43

Some Girl (feat. Steve Lacy)

5:42

Pray Everyday (Survivor's Guilt)

3:47

14 Songs, 48 Minutes

Released: Mar 24, 2017

℗ 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

About GoldLink

An MC who was lifted to the majors thanks to a groundswell of support, Washington, D.C.'s GoldLink mixes forward-looking hip-hop, jittery indie rhythms, and heavy danceable beats that hark all the way back to the '80s and D.C.'s go-go movement. Born D'Anthony Carlos, he launched his career as Gold Link James. Sharing his vibrant, busy tracks online earned him a following that steadily grew, then he paused for a bit, and reappeared in 2013 as simply GoldLink. Every upload gained more attention, while producers like Kaytranada and the Danish crew Galimatias & Joppe collaborated with the MC. When he dropped the street release The God Complex in 2014, he was contacted by legendary producer Rick Rubin, but tours with SBTRKT and Flume, plus work with Chet Faker on the track "On You," kept him from completing his official debut. Rubin earned a "mentor" credit on GoldLink's 2015 LP And After That, We Didn't Talk, which was released by Sony's Soulection imprint. ~ David Jeffries